WORLD MARKETS

World Markets Daily News – In Brief – Thursday 08/12/2022

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. THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

ASX closes in the red as global recession fears test investor confidence

The Australian sharemarket hit a two-week low after an uneven session on Wall Street, with the local energy sector feeling the heat.

. RTT NEWS

Asian markets mostly lower

Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower on Thursday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders expressed concerns about the outlook for interest rates and a global recession

. CNBC

European markets flat as nervousness over the global economy dominates sentiment

European markets were flat on Thursday as investor nervousness continued over the state of the global economy and inflation.

. REUTERS

Oil prices steady after hitting 2022 lows

Oil prices steadied in early Asian trade on Thursday after sinking to their lowest level this year as U.S. production and gasoline inventories ticked up at the same time concerns grew that economic slowdowns would weaken fuel demand

Gold inches lower as dollar ticks up

Gold prices eased on Thursday as the dollar recovered slightly, while market participants await further direction on U.S. rate hikes from the Federal Reserve meeting next week.

. THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Bond market points to Fed standing firm in battle against inflation

US yield curve is at its most inverted since 1981 in sign investors see recession on horizon

. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

What’s Going On With the Housing Market?

Home buyers and sellers are trying to make sense of a downturn that’s full of contradictions: Demand has seized up but supply is still low; prices are sliding but not plummeting; and no one can agree on what comes next.